circumstellar
/ˌsɜːkəmˈstɛlə/adjective
circumstellar is spelled C-I-R-C-U-M-S-T-E-L-L-A-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, circumstellar means “That surrounds, or revolves around a star” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in circumstellar?
| Letters | 13: C-I-R-C-U-M-S-T-E-L-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is circumstellar?
Circumstellar appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce circumstellar?
- /ˌsɜːkəmˈstɛlə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does circumstellar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That surrounds, or revolves around a star
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Circumstellar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that surrounds, or revolves around a star:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | circunestelar, circumestelar, circunstelar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does circumstellar come from?
From circum- + stellar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).